Kids need physical fitness incorporated into their everyday activities. I recently saw an idea to come up with a physical activity for each letter of the alphabet. For older kids, it might be fun to have them help you come up with ideas. Then when you need a quick break or an activity idea, look to your list and start checking them off. Soon you’ll have completed 26 + different physical activities! Here are some ideas to get you started:
Alphabet Exercises
A – Act like a cat
B – Bend at the knees, bike ride, balance beam (or walk on a curb)
C – Chair pose, crab walk
D – Dance, duck walk
E – Elephant steps
F – Fly like a bird
G – Gallop
H – Hugs, hop on one foot
I – Itsy bitsy steps
J – Jump, jump squats
K – Kick
L – Leg lifts, leap frog
M – March
N – Noisy steps
O – Open and shut arms
P – Pop up, push ups
Q -Quiet hops, quick steps
R – Run, race, relay race
S -Side steps, shoot hoops, shuttle run
T – Turns, throw a ball
U – Under momma’s legs
V – Vacuum, V sits
W – Wiggles, wall sits
X – “X” jumping jacks
Y – Yoga (downward dog)
Z – Zig zag steps
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